to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to finish reading; to read through
book; volume; this; present; main; head